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Barderer, When you let the new saltwater sit do you aerate it with an airstone? Or does it just sit? You NEED to aerate new saltwater especially if you use RODI water. If you pour it into the tank it will wreck the ph and dissolved oxygen will drop. This could very easily kill anthelia or any coral for that matter.

Maybe i missed it, but what are you feeding it? If it's anything larger than a mysis or a chopped krill, it's probably too big and won't be able to properly digest it. Also Gabriel's advice about feeding less is correct. Once a week is more than enough. But make sure it can digest what you are feeding it.

WOW, thanks Starfire, it's an honor! This is some tight competition. Great tanks everyone.

I moved here last year from Sarasota, FL and drove my livestock here in one day... it's tough but possible. Jax is a few hours closer than Sarasota too. I individually bagged everyone (triple-bagged with 4-mil bags). I couldn't get pure Oxygen so I rented a dive tank of Nitrox ( 42% Oxygen). If you aren't certified for Nitrox you won't be able to get it tho.... After filling the bags with 1/3 water and 2/3 nitrox, I placed them all in coolers. Live rock went into buckets with some water and wet paper towels. My bro and I drove everything here at once (18.5 hour drive). I had everything set up here waiting so the transition went very smoothly. I lost a bubble coral, but that was because of stupid I-10 in west Louisiana.... I don't know what they're doing there but it's like a roller-coaster. The bubble got sloshed around and didn't make it.... but everyone else did. Anyways, good luck. Just take it easy and relax, moving a tank this far isn't as hard as it seems. Just keep your head straight and prepare! -Joe

All done, thanks guys

Thanks Sean for coming by, it was great meeting you. Good luck with your tank! Anyone else? Call me. I'm around Fri afternoon, sat and sun. -Joseph

Anyone who wants to come by, give me a call at 512.791.8878 I am available Wed, Thurs and Fri afternoons or Sat during the day, whichever works best for you. I am 1 block south of the river downtown and I will email you directions once we figure a time. -Joseph

Who changed his mind? I replied to your pm and said I couldn't meet on Sunday but this week is pretty open for me. When would you like to come by?

I've got a fuge full of chaeto to give away in sandwich-sized bags. It's free of course, but if you feel the need to bring something in trade, I won't refuse Local pick-up only, no shipping. Need to get rid of it NOW. PM me. Anything left after this week goes up on RC so get it now!

you could either drill it (if it's not tempered glass!) for drain pipes and make your own internal overflow out of acrylic or get an external hang-on-the-back overflow box. Either of these will give you similar results to a "reef ready" tank.

Anyone know what's up with them? They're hardly ever open anymore. Maybe I missed something? Changes taking place?

You can just have some. It grows so fast I'll always have more than I need. I have a frag with probably 12+ stalks - Anthelia is one polyp per stalk unlike xenia. It's mounted on some aragonite so it's easy to superglue. Let me know.

I've got some pink Anthelia you could have. I got a small frag from Robert (Hammondegge) a year ago and it's going crazy. It doesn't pulse like Xenia but they are related. It has individual stalks unlike Xenia. Anyways, I've got a frag or two if you want it. This is only one of the places it has spread.

Remember, the plural form of Octopus is actually "Octopuses", or you can say "Octopodes" (very rare use). Octopi is not correct. Just a little tip for when you do get some! They are amazing creatures and would love to see the tank when it's up!

No I didn't powder coat it. Instead I applied two coats of metal primer and three coats of protective enamel. Plenty of protection! Powder coating costs an arm and leg... and since I spent only $40 for the steel I decided against it. The enamel will hold up great.

Did you check my tank thread on Reef Central? http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthre...hreadid=1108126 There's photos of my stand that is built exactly like this. I can't comment as far a price since I cut and welded the metal myself. The wood wasn't too pricey and the magnets were cheap. I probably paid $200 total for materials. As I said I built it all myself. Here's one of the photos

Thanks everyone! Be sure to check out the thread on RC if you haven't already. There's a TON of photos there. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthre...hreadid=1108126

Thanks everyone! I really appreciate it. If you want to see ALL of the images, see my parallel thread going on RC: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthre...074#post9825074

So I figured my tank is finally ready to be seen in public. I moved to Austin a year ago from Florida. Back in FL I had a 180g mixed reef, a 90g sps and a 50g frag tank. Obviously these would have been a tremendous pain in the *** to move 1200 miles, not to mention impossible to setup in a 3rd floor apt. I considered a 40g breeder as a new tank. I like the dimensions of the 40, but I was looking for something better. I designed a custom tank and had Miracles In Glass out of Canada build it. It is a 35g (18x24x18) with 1/2" Starfire panels and euro bracing. There is an external overflow on the back with 2x 1" drains. I had the horrible task of getting rid of about 80% of my livestock before moving... corals, fish, inverts, equipment, etc. After a big aquarium garage sale, I was down to an acceptable amount. The move went well, only lost a bubble coral. I triple-bagged everyone in 4mil bags. Since you cannot get oxygen in FL without a prescription, I went to a dive shop and got the most O2-saturated bottle of Nitrox I could find. For those who dive regularly, you know what Nitrox is. I found a bottle with 42% O2 and used that to inflate the bags. Then into coolers and a 19 hour drive straight through to Austin.... FUN! Onto the photographs: It's hard to see but there are two separate rocks here. There's a valley right behind the Kenya Tree and Elegance that runs to the back. Hmmm. I have like 20 more images. Can we not use HTML in the posts? This way I don't have to attach every photo.

I've had about the same results which each of them. The noise is comparable on both. It's been rumored that the Stockman may be able to drain more water, but I can't say for sure. Right now I have a Stockman on one of my drains and it works great. I previously had two dursos, and as I said, the noise differences aren't noticeable, just the size.

I'm sure you know the benefits of researching fish before you buy them. Leopard Wrasses are considered 'Expert only' by most people, as they eat primarily live foods, ie: amphipods on live rock. I'm sure they can be taught to eat frozen, but this is the risk. Much like Copperband Butterflys or Mandarins. You can try feeding them a variety of live foods, clams or mussels and feeder shrimp, but unltimately they want live amphipods in the tank to constantly feed on. Good luck! They're beautiful fish, but picky as ****. Oh, I guess H-E-double-hockey-sticks is a banned word

SOLD! Thanks EJ!

Sale pending...

I've got a 29g All-glass for sale. I used it for a holding tank while I rebuilt my main tank stand, so it was in operation for about 2 months. Very clean, so problems. Basically new. Not drilled or reef-ready, no strip lights or hood.... just the tank. $30 I'm downtown at Riverside and South Congress, but I could meet somewhere. I am open to trades: Intersting softies or Zoanthids of Indo-pacific origin. Thanks.

I could come north, no problem. I plan to make the LFS rounds moday or tuesday. You around then? Lemme know how much you want for the chaeto. -Joe